Scoreboard (March 29)
FRIDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
BOXING
3 p.m. NABO middleweight title bout: Brian Vera vs. Donatas Bondorovas ESPN
GOLF
3:30 a.m. European PGA Tour: Trophee Hassan II (second round) TGC
10 a.m. PGA Tour: Houston Open (second round) TGC
HORSE RACING
9:30 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
8 a.m. Spring training: N.Y. Yankees at Washington MLB
1 p.m. Spring training: Toronto at Philadelphia MLB
4 p.m. Spring training: San Francisco at Oakland MLB
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
1 p.m. NCAA tournament (regional semifinal) CBS
1:15 p.m. NCAA tournament (regional semifinal) TBS
3:30 p.m. NCAA tournament (regional semifinal) CBS
3:55 p.m. NCAA tournament (regional semifinal) TBS
NBA BASKETBALL
2:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio FOXSP2
NHL HOCKEY
2:30 p.m. Anaheim at Chicago FOXSP
TENNIS
9 a.m. Sony Open (men’s semifinal) ESPN2
1 p.m. Sony Open (men’s semifinal) ESPN2
SATURDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
BOXING
4:15 p.m. WBA junior welterweight title bout: Khabib Allakhverdiev
vs. Breidis Prescott (26-4-0); WBO junior welterweight
title bout: Brandon Rios vs. Mike Alvarado HBO
COLLEGE BASEBALL
7 a.m. Miami at Virginia FOXSP2
8 a.m. LSU at Missouri FOXSP
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
6 a.m. UCF at Tulsa FOXSP
GOLF
3 a.m. European PGA Tour: Trophee Hassan II (third round) TGC
7 a.m. PGA Tour: Houston Open (third round) TGC
9 a.m. PGA Tour: Houston Open (third round) NBC
HORSE RACING
10 a.m. Trackside Live! FOXSP2
12 p.m. NTRA: Florida Derby NBCSN
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
7 a.m. Spring training: Minnesota vs. Boston MLB
10 a.m. Spring training: San Francisco at Oakland MLB
3 p.m. Spring training: L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels MLB
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
10:30 a.m. NCAA tournament: Marquette vs. Syracuse (regional final) CBS
1:05 p.m. NCAA tournament: Ohio State vs. Wichita State (regional final) CBS
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE
1 p.m. Duke at Harvard NBCSN
NBA BASKETBALL
2 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Houston FOXSP2
4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Sacramento TWCS
NHL HOCKEY
2 p.m. Los Angeles at Minnesota FOXSP
SOCCER
2:30 a.m. Premier League: Manchester United at Sunderland ESPN2
8 a.m. MLS: Toronto vs. Los Angeles TWCS
9:30 a.m. MLS: Philadelphia at New York NBCSN
1 p.m. Mexican Primera Division: Cruz Azul vs. Atlas ESPN2
TENNIS
6 a.m. Sony Open (women’s championship match) CBS
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 a.m. NCAA tournament: Delaware vs. Kentucky (regional semifinal) ESPN
8 a.m. NCAA tournament: Maryland vs. Connecitcut (regional semifinal) ESPN
3 p.m. NCAA tournament: Georgia vs. Stanford (regional semifinal) ESPN
5:30 p.m. NCAA tournament: LSU vs. California (regional semifinal) ESPN2
* Tape-delayed broadcast
TOday’s BIIF Games
GOLF
BIIF tournament at Hilo Municipal Golf Course, 10 a.m.
softball
Hilo at Konawaena, 3 p.m.
Keaau at Honokaa, 3 p.m.
Pahoa at Kealakehe, 3 p.m.
Kohala at Waiakea, 3 p.m.
Hockey
NHL glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh 35 27 8 0 54 121 84
New Jersey 33 15 11 7 37 82 89
N.Y. Rangers 33 16 14 3 35 78 81
N.Y. Islanders 34 16 15 3 35 100 110
Philadelphia 33 13 17 3 29 87 103
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 33 21 7 5 47 104 83
Boston 32 21 7 4 46 94 72
Ottawa 34 19 9 6 44 89 72
Toronto 35 19 12 4 42 108 100
Buffalo 34 13 16 5 31 91 107
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Winnipeg 35 18 15 2 38 88 103
Carolina 32 15 15 2 32 89 96
Washington 33 15 17 1 31 94 93
Tampa Bay 33 14 18 1 29 105 99
Florida 35 10 19 6 26 85 123
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 32 25 4 3 53 108 71
Detroit 34 17 12 5 39 90 85
St. Louis 33 17 14 2 36 94 93
Nashville 34 14 14 6 34 87 95
Columbus 34 13 14 7 33 79 92
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 34 19 9 6 44 92 86
Minnesota 32 20 10 2 42 90 78
Edmonton 33 13 13 7 33 83 95
Calgary 32 13 15 4 30 89 108
Colorado 33 11 18 4 26 83 108
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 33 22 7 4 48 104 87
Los Angeles 33 19 12 2 40 97 82
San Jose 33 16 11 6 38 82 82
Dallas 32 15 14 3 33 87 97
Phoenix 34 14 15 5 33 92 98
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday’s results
Montreal 6, Boston 5, SO
Minnesota 4, Phoenix 3, OT
Calgary 4, Colorado 3
San Jose 4, Anaheim 0
Thursday’s results
N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 3, SO
Florida 5, Buffalo 4, SO
Toronto 6, Carolina 3
Pittsburgh 4, Winnipeg 0
Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 0
Phoenix 7, Nashville 4
Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 2
Edmonton 6, Columbus 4
Vancouver 4, Colorado 1
San Jose 2, Detroit 0
Today’s games
New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Columbus at Calgary, 3 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball
NCAA Tournament Glance
EAST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At The Verizon Center, Washington
Thursday’s results
Roundup>Marquette 71, Miami 61
Roundup>Syracuse 61, Indiana 50
Regional Championship
Saturday’s game
Roundup>Marquette (26-8) vs. Syracuse (29-9), 10:30 a.m.
SOUTH REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Today’s games
At Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Roundup>Kansas (31-5) vs. Michigan (28-7), 1:37 p.m.
Roundup>Florida Gulf Coast (26-10) vs. Florida (28-7), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Sunday’s game
Roundup>Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Today’s games
At Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
Roundup>Louisville (31-5) vs. Oregon (28-8), 1:15 p.m.
Roundup>Duke (29-5) vs. Michigan State (27-8), 30 minutes following
Regional Championship
Sunday’s game
Roundup>Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Thursday’s results
At The Staples Center, Los Angeles
Roundup>Ohio State 73, Arizona 70
Roundup>Wichita State 72, La Salle 58
Regional Championship
Saturday’s game
Roundup>Ohio State (29-7) vs. Wichita State (29-8), TBA
NIT Glance
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday’s results
Iowa 75, Virginia 64
BYU 79, Southern Mississippi 62
Baylor 79, Providence 68
SEMIFINALS
At Madison Square Garden, New York
Tuesday’s games
c BYU (24-11) vs. Baylor (21-14), 1 p.m.
c Maryland (25-12) vs. Iowa (24-12), 3:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
At Madison Square Garden, New York
Tuesday, April 4
c Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.
Women’s College Basketball
NCAA Tournament Glance
OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Oklahoma City
Sunday’s games
Roundup>Baylor (34-1) vs. Louisville (26-8), TBA
Roundup>Oklahoma (24-10) vs. Tennessee (26-7), TBA
Regional Championship
Tuesday’s game
Roundup>Semifinal winners
SPOKANE REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Spokane, Wash.
Saturday’s games
Roundup>Stanford (33-2) vs. Georgia (27-6), TBA
Roundup>California (30-3) vs. LSU (22-11), TBA
Regional Championship
Monday’s game
Roundup>Semifinal winners
NORFOLK REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Norfolk, Va.
Sunday’s games
Roundup>Notre Dame (33-1) vs. Kansas (20-13), TBA
Roundup>Duke (32-2) vs. Nebraska (25-8), TBA
Regional Championship
Tuesday’s game
Roundup>Semifinal winners
BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Bridgeport, Conn.
Saturday’s games
Roundup>Connecticut (31-4) vs. Maryland (26-7), TBA
Roundup>Delaware (32-3) vs. Kentucky (29-5), TBA
Regional Championship
Monday’s game
Roundup>Semifinal winners
Soccer
MLS Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
Montreal 4 0 0 12 6 2
Columbus 2 1 1 7 7 4
Houston 2 1 0 6 6 4
Philadelphia 2 1 0 6 4 4
Kansas City 1 1 2 5 4 3
D.C. 1 2 1 4 2 4
New England 1 1 1 4 1 1
Toronto FC 1 2 0 3 3 4
New York 0 2 2 2 4 6
Chicago 0 3 1 1 1 9
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Dallas 3 1 0 9 7 5
Chivas USA 2 1 1 7 8 6
Los Angeles 2 0 1 7 6 1
San Jose 2 1 1 7 4 4
Vancouver 2 1 0 6 4 3
Real Salt Lake 1 2 1 4 3 4
Portland 0 1 2 2 5 6
Colorado 0 3 1 1 2 5
Seattle 0 2 1 1 1 3
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s games
Los Angeles at Toronto FC, 8 a.m.
Philadelphia at New York, 9:30 a.m.
FC Dallas at New England, 10 a.m.
Portland at Colorado, noon
Montreal at Sporting Kansas City, 2:30 p.m.
San Jose at Houston, 2:30 p.m.
Seattle FC at Real Salt Lake, 3 p.m.
Vancouver at Chivas USA, 4:30 p.m.
Pro Baseball
Spring Training Glance
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Kansas City 24 7 .774
Baltimore 18 9 .667
Seattle 21 11 .656
Oakland 16 12 .571
Detroit 18 14 .563
Cleveland 16 15 .516
Minnesota 16 15 .516
Boston 16 16 .500
Chicago 13 13 .500
Tampa Bay 15 16 .484
Texas 15 17 .469
Houston 14 16 .467
Toronto 14 17 .452
New York 13 18 .419
Los Angeles 9 19 .321
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Atlanta 20 15 .571
Colorado 16 14 .533
St. Louis 16 14 .533
San Francisco 15 14 .517
Arizona 16 15 .516
Philadelphia 16 15 .516
New York 14 14 .500
Chicago 16 18 .471
San Diego 16 18 .471
Washington 14 17 .452
Miami 13 16 .448
Pittsburgh 13 18 .419
Milwaukee 12 17 .414
Los Angeles 12 19 .387
Cincinnati 11 19 .367
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against nonmajor league teams do not.
Thursday’s results
Atlanta 2, Houston (ss) 0
Houston (ss) 11, Detroit 4
Philadelphia 7, Toronto 2
St. Louis 1, Miami 0
Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Yankees 1
Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 1
Seattle 6, Chicago Cubs 4
San Diego 6, Cleveland 4
Arizona 9, Texas 3
Kansas City 8, Cincinnati 3
Milwaukee 6, Colorado 2
Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 4, tie, 10 innings
Boston 6, Minnesota 1
L.A. Dodgers 3, L.A. Angels 0
Oakland 7, San Francisco 3
Today’s games
Roundup>St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 6:10 a.m.
Roundup>Tampa Bay vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Roundup>Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Roundup>N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 8:05 a.m.
Roundup>Cleveland vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 a.m.
Roundup>Toronto at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.
Roundup>Chicago Cubs at Houston, 2:05 p.m.
Roundup>San Diego vs. Texas at San Antonio, Texas, 2:05 p.m.
Roundup>Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.
Roundup>Cincinnati vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:40 p.m.
Roundup>L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.
Roundup>Oakland at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.
Pro Baseball
HOUston open
Thursday’s first-round scores
D.A. Points 34-30—64
Cameron Tringale 33-32—65
John Rollins 33-32—65
Jason Kokrak 33-33—66
Angel Cabrera 34-32—66
Jeff Overton 33-34—67
Brian Davis 33-34—67
Steve Wheatcroft 32-35—67
Billy Horschel 32-36—68
Charley Hoffman 34-34—68
Matt Jones 33-35—68
Lee Westwood 35-33—68
John Merrick 33-35—68
Bud Cauley 33-35—68
Jimmy Walker 34-34—68
Bill Haas 35-33—68
Greg Owen 34-34—68
David Lingmerth 36-33—69
Charles Howell III 36-33—69
Brandt Jobe 36-33—69
Harris English 35-34—69
Tim Herron 35-34—69
Jin Park 33-36—69
Dustin Johnson 36-33—69
Henrik Stenson 34-35—69
Ben Crane 34-35—69
Hunter Haas 34-35—69
Joe Ogilvie 36-34—70
Tag Ridings 36-34—70
Louis Oosthuizen 35-35—70
Aaron Baddeley 36-34—70
Brendan Steele 35-35—70
Ken Duke 37-33—70
Nicholas Thompson 35-35—70
Boo Weekley 32-38—70
Kevin Chappell 35-35—70
Kevin Stadler 36-34—70
Keegan Bradley 33-37—70
Scott Stallings 33-37—70
Scott Brown 35-35—70
Robert Streb 35-35—70
Kelly Kraft 33-37—70
Brendon de Jonge 37-34—71
Justin Hicks 35-36—71
Chris Kirk 39-32—71
Justin Leonard 32-39—71
Charlie Beljan 34-37—71
Arron Oberholser 37-34—71
Stewart Cink 35-36—71
Jonas Blixt 35-36—71
Scott Langley 36-35—71
Shane Lowry 37-34—71
Jason Bohn 35-36—71
Nick Watney 36-35—71
Jerry Kelly 34-37—71
Wes Short, Jr. 36-35—71
Troy Matteson 36-35—71
Graham DeLaet 36-35—71
Colt Knost 37-34—71
Chris Stroud 36-35—71
Bob Estes 36-35—71
Randy Lowry 37-34—71
Doug LaBelle II 34-37—71
John Mallinger 35-37—72
David Lynn 36-36—72
Phil Mickelson 39-33—72
Michael Thompson 37-35—72
Russell Henley 36-36—72
Bo Van Pelt 36-36—72
Scott Verplank 37-35—72
Kyle Stanley 36-36—72
Ben Curtis 35-37—72
John Senden 37-35—72
Jonathan Byrd 36-36—72
George Coetzee 33-39—72
Chez Reavie 37-35—72
Daniel Summerhays 39-33—72
Patrick Reed 38-34—72
D.H. Lee 37-35—72
Chad Campbell 36-36—72
Pat Perez 39-33—72
Trevor Immelman 37-35—72
Gary Woodland 37-35—72
William McGirt 38-34—72
Seung-Yul Noh 39-33—72
Jordan Spieth 36-36—72
Richard H. Lee 37-35—72
Also
Rory McIlroy 39-34—73
Stuart Appleby 39-34—73
Steve Stricker 36-37—73
Geoff Ogilvy 36-37—73
Retief Goosen 37-36—73
Hunter Mahan 39-35—74
Carl Pettersson 38-36—74
Brandt Snedeker 37-37—74
Lucas Glover 39-36—75
Robert Allenby 40-36—76
Andres Romero 39-38—77
Ryo Ishikawa 40-37—77
Paul Casey 42-36—78
Mark O’Meara 40-38—78
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed RHP Chris Tillman on the 15-day DL. Agreed to terms with 2B Tucker Nathans on a minor league contract. Reassigned OF Trayvon Robinson to their minor league camp.
BOSTON RED SOX—Placed SS Stephen Drew on the 7-day DL, retroactive to March 27. Optioned RHP Daniel Bard to Portland (EL) and 1B Mauro Gomez and INF Brock Holt to Pawtucket (IL).
DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned RHP Bruce Rondon and RHP Luis Marte to Toledo (IL).
HOUSTON ASTROS—Assigned RHP Edgar Gonzalez to Oklahoma City (PCL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Cesar Arreaza and 3B Freddy Sandoval on minor league contracts. Optioned RHP Louis Colemans to Omaha (PCL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Assigned RHP Bobby Cassevah outright to Salt Lake (PCL).
NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with RHP Chris Bootcheck on a minor league contract. Released OF Juan Rivera.
TEXAS RANGERS—Assigned LHP Brad Mills outright to Round Rock (PCL).
National League
CINCINNATI REDS—Released C Miguel Olivo from his minor league contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Adam Wainwright on a five-year contract for 2014-18.
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Placed RHP Joe Wieland on the 60-day DL, retroactive to Feb. 26.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Signed general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy to three-year contracts. Agreed to terms with RHP Ramon Ramirez on a minor league contract and assigned him to Fresno (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with OF Israel Mota on a minor league contract. Assigned 1B/OF Micah Owings and INF/OF Carlos Rivero to their minor league camp.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Signed DT Arthur Jones and DE Albert McClellan.
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed RB Armando Allen, T Jonathan Scott, LB James Anderson and DB Kelvin Hayden.
CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed QB Jason Campbell and P Jake Schum.
HOUSTON TEXANS—Signed RB Greg Jones.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Traded DE Clifton Geathers to Philadelphia for FB Stanley Havili. Re-signed OT Jeff Linkenbach.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed LB Chad Kilgore. Named Brad Childress spread game analyst.
MIAMI DOLPHINS—Agreed to terms with DL Vaughn Martin.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed LB Marvin Mitchell.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed WR Michael Jenkins.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—Agreed to terms with LB Victor Butler on a two-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed LB Darryl Tapp.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES—Traded F Jarome Iginla to Pittsburgh for the rights to LW Kenneth Agostino, F Ben Hanowski and a 2013 first-round draft pick.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Activated D James Wisniewski from injured reserve.
MINNESOTA WILD—Recalled G Matt Hackett from Houston (AHL). Assigned F Jake Dowell to Houston.
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Assigned G Brian Elliott to Peoria (AHL) for conditioning.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Re-signed F Casey Wellman to a two-year, two-way contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
MLS—Suspended Colorado D Drew Moor one additional game and fined him an undisclosed amount for violent conduct away from the play during Sunday’s game.
COLORADO RAPIDS—Acquired a conditional 2015 draft pick from the New York Red Bulls for F Andre Akpan.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS—Announced G BJ Young will enter the NBA draft.
BUCKNELL—Signed men’s basketball coach Dave Paulsen to a five-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season.
DRAKE—Named Ray Giacoletti men’s basketball coach.
IOWA STATE—Announced men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg has agreed to a new 10-year contract.
MISSISSIPPI—Named Matt Insell women’s basketball coach.
N.C. STATE—Announced junior G Lorenzo Brown will enter the NBA draft.
PITTSBURGH—Announced RB Rushel Shell is taking a leave of absence from the football team.
TEXAS—Announced men’s basketball G Sheldon McClellan will transfer.
WAKE FOREST—Announced men’s basketball G Chase Fischer will transfer.
WILLIAM PATERSON—Promoted assistant football coach Shaun Williams to defensive coordinator.
